With new high-resolution methods neuroscientists have been able to generate massive amounts of data about the healthy and diseased brain. But so far, this wealth of information in neuroscience has by far surpassed the ability to integrate and make sense of it. The HBP atlas systems offer a way to integrate vast and heterogeneous neuroscience data into common frameworks and better understand the multilevel organization of the brain.

Our host Maastricht University has produced a very nice video that gives a glimpse into our HBP Open Day 2018. We thank our partners in Maastricht and all other members of the organizing team, our speakers and presenters – and of course everyone who came to visit – for making it a great event!

On 16 October the Human Brain Project had the honor of welcoming Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society, in Maastricht to the first day of its annual meeting, the HBP Summit. In her welcoming message, the Commissioner stressed the importance of strengthening the economy by pushing AI, High Performance Computing and digital skills in European research and expressed her strong support for the HBP’s work.

Today the European Flagship Human Brain Project held its annual Open Day with record visitor numbers in Maastricht. After opening keynotes by speakers Dick Swaab and Jeff Hawkins, this year´s host Rainer Goebel, a neuroimaging expert and Professor of Cognitive Science at Maastricht University, welcomed the many guests and fellow HBP members to an exciting and fascinating day of science.

Maps of the brain are becoming ever more information-rich, thanks to increasing resolution and versatility of brain imaging methods, write scientists Simon Eickhoff and Sarah Genon from the European Human Brain Project (HBP) in Nature Reviews Neuroscience. 

In a joint paper in the October issue of the journal Neuron, researchers from the large global brain initiatives, including the HBP, discuss ethical considerations for neuroscientists throughout the world.